almost given up on love

[ Intro - guitar]

Verse 1

I stopped believing I was worth it
Stopped praying anyone would stay
Got good at saying “I’m fine”
While I pushed every heart away
I kept the TV on for comfort
So the silence wouldn’t speak
Told myself I don’t need nobody
But that was just the fear in me

[Pre-Chorus - Lift ]

Told myself I don’t need anybody near
I was getting used to being lonely here
Thought maybe love was just a kind of fear
But then you came, and suddenly you’re here

Chorus 

I had almost given up on love
Thought I’d never be enough
Then you came and lifted me up
Like the sky finally opened up
I didn’t even know how good this could feel
Gotta pinch my arm just to know it’s real
I had almost given up on love —
Until you showed up

Post-Chorus
Ooooh, oooh (you showed up)
Ooooh, oooh
Out of nowhere, out of the blue
Ooooh, oooh (you showed up)
Now my gray skies all turn to you

Vers 2 

I kept my distance for so long
Thought nobody could stay
Learned to smile but hide the wrong
That haunted every day
I talked in circles in my head
Kept my fears tucked away
But you stayed close instead
And helped the dark decay

[Pre-Chorus -lift]

Told myself I don’t need anybody near
Was getting used to being lonely here
Thought maybe love was just another fear
But then you came, and suddenly you’re here

[Bridge Strong, emotional build]

You painted hope in the dark
Right when I was giving up
(giving up on love) 
Now every beat of my heart
Keeps saying “don’t wake up”
(It’s you… it’s you…)

[Final Chorus Full energy — bigger ]

Chorus 

I had almost given up on love
Thought I’d never be enough
Then you came and lifted me up
Like the sky finally opened up
I didn’t even know how good this could feel
Gotta pinch my arm just to know it’s real
I had almost given up on love —
Until you showed up

Post-Chorus
Ooooh, oooh (you showed up)
Ooooh, oooh
Out of nowhere, out of the blue
Ooooh, oooh (you showed up)
Now my gray skies all turn - 
to you
Yooou 
Oooh, oooh 

acoustic pop with singer-songwriter sensibilities,Male raw, intimate, conversational — often almost spoken at times